'There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you're going to be part of the problem.' - Eldridge Cleaver
These words have been repeated so many times that they almost seem redundant. And yet, over half a century later, we are confronted once again by the ignorance and prejudice that have been allowed to flourish unchecked.
This week, people all over the world took to the streets to protest against the injustice of a system that has consistently turned a blind eye to unjustified violence and police brutality.
Photography has the power to convey these horrors, to help us understand that we must raise our voices in solidarity with people in the black community who have to face this injustice daily.
We support the Black Lives Matter movement and will make sure that we continue to develop initiatives that promote black voices, artists, and thinkers. 📸 1, Activists march over the Manhattan bridge during a rally on Saturday. Photo by Justin Heiman/Getty via the Guardian; A vandalized statue of the former Mayor Frank Rizzo of Philadelphia, who also served as the city's police commissioner, was guarded by State Police over the weekend. Photo by Matt Slocum/Associated Press Via the New York Times; 3, Crowds gather to demonstrate at a Justice for Black Lives protest in London, June 3, 2020. Photo Neil Hall/EPA via Shutterstock and ABC news; 4, An emotional moment during the protests in New York city over police violence and the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police last week. June 2, 2020. Photo by Ed Kashi.

Yesterday

David Taggart, an American photographer whose works have been published by The @smithsonian and @natgeo . “There are a lot of people in this world who may go unnoticed. I thrive on noticing maybe those who would not ordinarily be noticed or who are otherwise overlooked.” – David Taggart
This issue features a selection of works and videos from David’s travels, as well as an intimate interview with @maryameisler , photographer/editor. 📸Mother & daughter, Central Bhutan, David Taggart.
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Today's #TalksArchive video features the conversation between @hodgsonf and German photographer Michael Wolf, which originally took place at Photo London 2018. They discuss Wolf’s practice, which made maximum use of twenty-first-century photographic technology and tools in interesting ways.
Wolf’s work focuses on the architecture and vernacular culture of city living, often in megacities such as Hong Kong and Tokyo. He was happy to use modern imaging systems, such as Google Street view, or to incorporate vernacular art. Some of his work deals with densely packed housing, where architecture becomes abstracted into planes of lines and colours, and the human dimension is almost lost. At other times, as in his famous series 'Tokyo Compression', which treats the experience of commuters taking the Tokyo trains, he looked at the physical consequences of overpopulation on a human scale.
Watch it now at photolondon.org/academy/talks 📸Michael Wolf, Architecture of Density #99 , 2007
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We are delighted to unveil the new dates and venue for Photo London 2020!
The Fair will take place from 7–11 October at Gray's Inn Gardens, London, with a VIP preview on the evening of 6 October.
Gray's Inn Gardens is a historical site and one of the largest privately owned gardens in London. The Gardens are located close to Holborn Station and just a short journey from Somerset House and Frieze Art Fair, which will take place that same week in October.
The new site will see the Fair located on one level with a single entrance and exit. Thanks to this tightly monitored access, Photo London will take place safely, in respect of social distancing rules imposed by the government in response to the current global pandemic.
Regrettably, despite all the efforts, Somerset House was unable to host us in October as they are committed to hosting another event that week. However. However, we are incredibly grateful to the team at Somerset House and the Mayor of London's Office who have been instrumental in helping us secure an outstanding new location.
It is encouraging to see auction houses, galleries and museums across Europe making their first tentative preparations for a resumption of activities and we very much look forward to welcoming you at Photo London in October!
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4 weeks ago

Swedish Photographer Maja Daniels is the protagonist of the newest #TalksArchive video. She speaks about her project ‘Elf Dalia’, released as a book by @mack_books in 2019. ‘Elf Dalia’ weaves together a narrative born out of the Swedish valley of Älvdalen. Daniels combines photographs taken from 2011-2017 with photographs from a local archive made by a local inventor, mechanic and photographer. The two artists come together across centuries to create a coherent narrative that engages with the many mysteries of Älvdalen.
Watch now - https://photolondon.org/academy/talks 📸Maja Daniels, image from Elf Dalia (MACK, 2019 ). Courtesy the artist and MACK.
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New on the #TalksArchive ! Artists @cortissonderegger discuss with Brett Rogers - Director of @thephotographersgallery - their photographic practice, including their project ICONS, which saw the artists recreate iconic historic photographs, in the studio in miniature out of craft materials.
They explore their ideas “to outwit the documentary aspect of photography” as well as the motives and intricacies behind this project which include the recreation of such photographs as La Cour du Domaine du Gras, 1826, by Nicéphore Niépce and more politically charged images like Tiananmen, 1989, by Stuart Franklin.
Watch it now: photolondon.org/academy/talks 📸 Cortis & Sonderegger, Making of Concorde by Toshihko Sato (2000 ) 2013 from the series Icons.
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5 weeks ago

Today's video is all about a pressing issue - climate change. And we have a speaker of excellence in this regard - The New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Josh Haner.
Since 2015, Haner has worked across the globe documenting the pressing and wide-ranging realities of climate change. From chronicling communities disappearing alongside the surroundings that once sustained them, to natural ecosystems on the brink of crisis, Haner highlights the grave repercussions of a shifting world as natural ecosystems and ways of life are vanishing.
Haner's talk is live on our #TalksArchive now photolondon.org/academy/talks 📸 Josh Haner/The New York Times.
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